×


 x 

Shopping cart

Literature

Results 26977 - 27000 of 29165

Literature

Paperback. Two years after its disastrous opening in 1896, "The Seagull" was successfully revived at the Moscow Art Theatre. Checkhov's self-mocking description of the play was: "A comedy - 3F, 6M, four acts, rural scenery (a view over a lake); much talk of literature, little action, five bushels of love". Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 192 pages, annotation, chronology. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413771001
ISBN
9780413771001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.39

Paperback. A beautiful young girl lives by a lake all her life. She loves this lake. She's happy and free, like that bird was once. Then a man comes along and for no reason at all ..what do you think he does? - He destroys her. Translator(s): Donnelly, John. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 8. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571307234
ISBN
9780571307234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.50

Paperback. A masterpiece of Russian drama, now in a student edition Translator(s): Frayn, Michael. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD; DSG. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413774712
ISBN
9780413774712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Ranyevskaya returns more or less bankrupt after ten years abroad. Luxuriating in her fading moneyed world and regardless of the increasingly hostile forces outside, she and her brother snub the lucrative scheme of Lopakhin, a peasant turned entrepreneur, to save the family estate. Translator(s): Upton, Andrew. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 156 x 8. Weight in Grams: 112.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571277681
ISBN
9780571277681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. The beautiful estate of a once proud Russian aristocratic family is auctioned off to the son of a peasant who has succeeded in industry. Series: Modern Plays. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413393401
ISBN
9780413393401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Presents a study investigating the chorus of Old Comedy. This book offers a general introduction to the dramatic chorus from the comic vantage point. It includes a close reading of Aristophanes' "Thesmophoriazusae", which shows that ritual is indeed present in both the micro- and macrostructure of Attic comedy. Translator(s): Hollmann, Alexander. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 530 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
530
Condition
New
Edition
New and REV Englis ed.
SKU
V9780674023734
ISBN
9780674023734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.88

Paperback. In 1926, de Saint-Exupery began flying for the airline Latecoere - later known as Aeropostale - opening up the first mail routes across the Sahara and the Andes. This autobiographical narrative combines encounters with nomadic Arabs and other adventures. It includes the story of his crash in the Libyan Desert in 1936, and his miraculous survival. Editor(s): Rees, William. Translator(s): Rees, William. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141183190
ISBN
9780141183190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.25

Paperback. Used Copy. Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
A Signet Classic
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0013939
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Good clean copy showing light age and reading wear, pages browned, remains a nice copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KSG0020747
ISBN
9780140600360
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609804633
ISBN
9781609804633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.11

Paperback. The latest addition to Bloodaxe's range of books appealing to a broad reader-ship, Lifesaving Poems has grown from Anthony Wilson's popular poetry blog into a highly personal anthology. Editor(s): Wilson, Anthony. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780371573
ISBN
9781780371573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. 8vo.Very good copy in original printed covers. First edition. Irish Poetry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
SKU
KEX0288047
ISBN
9780856402357
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0002171
ISBN
9780140620313
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199675296
ISBN
9780199675296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.50

Hardback. The only autobiography by a major Victorian novelist, Trollope's account offers a fascinating insight into his literary life and opinions. This edition shows how he exaggerated to create his compelling narrative, and includes other writings to show how subtle and complex his approach to literature really was. Editor(s): Shrimpton, Nicholas. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGLA; DSBF; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199675289
ISBN
9780199675289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.86

Paperback. Lily is the niece of Squire Dale, an embittered old bachelor entrenched in the "Great House" at Allington. His sister-in-law lives at the adjacent "Small House" with her two daughters and the action centres on the relations between the two houses and on the romantic entanglements of the girls. Editor(s): Thompson, Julian. Num Pages: 752 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140433258
ISBN
9780140433258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. When Mr and Mrs Peacocke arrive as employees of Dr Wortle's school, the discovery of an irregularity in their marriage tests the character of all involved. But as Dr Wortle says, "There are things which a man cannot bear .. now and again a man shall make a stand in his own defence." Editor(s): Imlah, Mick. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ACG; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140434040
ISBN
9780140434040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media Tie In
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198785637
ISBN
9780198785637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.66

paperback. Features personal poems that span a life-time as the author relives moments of childhood, or reassesses his role as son to a dying mother, or gets told how to behave by his grandson. This title is concerned with what lasts and what vanishes: dreams, memories, people and objects. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 7. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Enitharmon Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900564588
ISBN
9781900564588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Enitharmon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910392003
ISBN
9781910392003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. A collection of verse that contains poetry from the earliest, primitive period, through the Nara, Heian, Kamakura, Muromachi and Edo periods, ending with modern poetry from 1868 onwards. Editor(s): Thwaite, Anthony; Bownas, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, map. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141190945
ISBN
9780141190945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. In "Works and Days", the poet writes of farming, morality, and what seems to be a very nasty quarrel with his brother Perses over their inheritance. This book extracts from the poem a picture of the social structure of Ascra, the hamlet in northern Greece where Hesiod lived, most likely during the seventh century bce. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236585
ISBN
9780520236585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.47
€ 64.61

197pp. "HArdback. Stain on front endpage, dust jacket slightly torn". Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Arbor House
Publication date
1981
SKU
KHS0069870
ISBN
9780877952756
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Anthony Slide examines Thomas Dixon's films and discusses the novels from which they were adapted; and chronicles Dixon's transformation from a major supporter of the original Ku Klux Klan in his early novels to an ardent critic of the modern Klan in his last film, "Nation Aflame". Num Pages: 232 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; APFA; APFB; BGF; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813123288
ISBN
9780813123288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.77

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!